Gorgeous folklore action game South of Midnight reveals the best animal boss names since Elden Ring’s Golden Hippopotamus and gets a spring release date

Southern Gothic folklore action game South of Midnight, the latest from Contrast and We Happy Few developer Compulsion Games, will launch on Xbox and PC with day-one Game Pass support on April 8, 2025. If you shell out for the Premium Edition, you can play early starting April 3.

On top of a release date, today’s Xbox Developer Direct reveal also gave us a closer look at our heroine’s textile-themed abilities and the delightfully named bosses on the receiving end of those powers.